A toboggan loaded with students (total weight w) slides down a snow covered slope. The hill slopes at a constant angle a, and the toboggan is so well waxed that there is virtually no friction. What is its acceleration?

A toboggan loaded with students (total weight w) slides down a snow covered slope. The hill slopes at a constant angle a, and the toboggan is so well waxed that there is virtually no friction. What is its acceleration?

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